David Feldman

professor of urban planning, and public policy & political science at UC Irvine

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Desalination of ocean water, long-considered too energy-inefficient and environmentally destructive, is increasingly finding its way into California’s water future.

Drought-stricken CA increasingly turning to desalination of ocean water

Desalination of ocean water, long-considered too energy-inefficient and environmentally destructive, is increasingly finding its way into California’s water future.

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